Context-responsive spoken language instruction
First Claim
1. An interactive instruction system comprising:
- a plurality of context-based practice exercises that may be presented to a user by a presentation device; and
a plurality of problem-based exercises that may be presented to the user by the presentation device;
wherein each problem-based practice exercise is interactively linked to at least one of the context-based practice exercises, and relates to skills being practiced in the context-based practice exercises to which it is linked, and wherein each context-based practice exercise tests user skills that are being taught in the linked problem-based exercises.
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Abstract
A language skills training system supports interactive dialogue in which a spoken user input is recorded into a processing device and then the spoken user input is analyzed for multiple phonetic criteria, wherein at least one of the phonetic criteria comprises intonation, stress, or rhythm. The system includes multiple context-based practice exercises and multiple problem-based exercises, such that each problem-based practice exercise is interactively linked to at least one of the context-based practice exercises, and relates to skills being practiced in the context-based practice exercises to which it is linked. Each of the context-based practice exercise tests user skills that are being taught in the linked problem-based exercises. If user responses indicate that the user would benefit from extra practice in particular types of language skills, then the user will be routed to one or more of the practice problem sets that involve the language skill in which the user is deficient. Upon successful completion of the problem sets, the user is returned to the exercise sequence.
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27 Claims
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1. An interactive instruction system comprising:
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a plurality of context-based practice exercises that may be presented to a user by a presentation device; and
a plurality of problem-based exercises that may be presented to the user by the presentation device;
wherein each problem-based practice exercise is interactively linked to at least one of the context-based practice exercises, and relates to skills being practiced in the context-based practice exercises to which it is linked, and wherein each context-based practice exercise tests user skills that are being taught in the linked problem-based exercises. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A presentation system comprising:
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a presentation component that performs playback of presentation material comprising a sequence of audio or audiovisual material having a text transcript that corresponds to the content of the presentation material being played; and
a navigation subsystem that receives a user command to change the playback of the presentation material in accordance with a location in the text transcript. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An instruction system comprising:
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a presentation application program that presents language material to a user, wherein the language material includes words in a target language; and
a dictionary application program that responds to user selection of words contained in the language material by producing corresponding word definitions;
wherein at least one of the words in the language material is a word having multiple alternative definitions, and wherein the system responds to user selection of the multiply defined word by presenting one of the multiple definitions, in accordance with the context in which the selected word appears in the language material.
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- 10. An electronic book comprising material that defines a work of authorship for playback on a playback device, wherein playback of the electronic book on the playback device provides a presentation of the work of authorship and provides a presentation of a transcript corresponding to the work of authorship, and wherein the playback device communicates with the user to support interactive spoken language skills instruction in conjunction with playback of the work of authorship.
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22. A system that supports interactive dialogue, the system comprising:
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a voice recorder that records a spoken user input; and
a response analyzer that analyzes the spoken user input for multiple spoken language skills criteria, wherein at least one of the criteria comprises intonation, stress, or rhythm. - View Dependent Claims (23, 25, 26, 27)
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24. A method of providing interactive language skills instruction, the method comprising:
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providing a plurality of context-based practice exercises that may be presented to a user by a presentation device; and
providing a plurality of problem-based exercises that may be presented to the user by the presentation device;
wherein each problem-based practice exercise is interactively linked to at least one of the context-based practice exercises, and relates to skills being practiced in the context-based practice exercises to which it is linked, and wherein each context-based practice exercise tests user skills that are being taught in the linked problem-based exercises.
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